Job opportunity in the SACBC, we need a Director

SACBC AIDS Office is a nonprofit organization
and public benefit organization. The
SACBC AIDS Office is an office of the Southern African Catholic Bishops
Conference (SACBC) and was established in 2002.
It was set
up by the Bishops as the Catholic
Church Response to HIV and AIDS in Southern Africa. The SACBC AIDS Office has provided treatment,
care and support to those infected or affected by AIDS, both adults and orphans
and vulnerable children (OVC), especially to the poorest and most vulnerable in
Southern Africa.

SACBC AIDS Office seeks to recruit a
Director, to be based in Pretoria.

The Director will be required to report
directly to SACBC Secretary General, SACBC AIDS Office’s Board of Management
and to the Bishops.

The main
purpose of the SACBC AIDS Office’s Director is to ensure sufficient funds and
other resources are raised to support the work of the SACBC AIDS Office.

Auxillary role will include:

coordinating SACBC AIDS Office’s various
programs and services,

implementing the direction and policy set by
the Board of Management;

providing strategic and operational
leadership.

ensuring SACBC AIDS Office ’s consistent
achievement of the mission and financial objectives of the SACBC AIDS Office
and SACBC.

Responsibilities:

Ensure the development and effective
implementation of a long-term strategy in line with the SACBC’s mission and
vision

Provide leadership in developing
programmatic, organisational and financial plans with the management board and
staff and take responsibility for their successful implementation.

Ensure compliance with all legal and
financial requirements

Represent the views and concerns of the
Catholic Church and of the SACBC AIDS
Office to government, civil society and the general public and serve as the SACBC
AIDS Office’s public face

Recruit and manage a strong team and provide
them with the necessary support and leadership to complete their tasks
effectively and efficiently

Ensure sufficient funds and other resources
are raised to support the work of the SACBC AIDS Office

Establish and maintain a good working
relationship with funders

Requirements:

A good understanding of the social teachings
of the Catholic Church and its values, and commitment to adhere to and apply
these in SACBC AIDS Office’s work

Proven experience in working with
international funders, primarily, European and American.

Strong track record in fund-raising, both
locally and internationally – a minimum of seven years of professional
experience of fundraising.

Proven leadership abilities – a minimum of
seven years of professional experience in the field of HIV&AIDS with a
focus on innovation, resource mobilization (Fundraising), advocacy,
coordination and implementation of HIV prevention and/or treatment programmes.

A good understanding of the AIDS situation in
Southern Africa and experience in working with government and other key health
stakeholders

Experience in working in a non-profit
environment or with nonprofit organisations

Demonstrable experience in staff recruitment
and management

Experience in managing large budgets and
proven financial management oversight

Passion for supporting those who receive poor
health services or who are neglected or discriminated against

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Command of oral and written English (other local
language an advantage)

Our
Catholic identity is at the heart of SACBC AIDS Office’s mission and programs. SACBC
AIDS Office carries out the commitment of the Bishops of Southern Africa to
assist the poor and vulnerable both adults and children infected or affected by
AIDS.

To
apply submit a recent CV (with references) in hard copy either by hand/post/courier to
the following address: SACBC Khanya
House 129 Main Street, Waterkloof, Pretoria, 00181 by 26 March 2020. Please mark for the attention of the SACBC
Secretary General.